fig·ur·al \-rəl\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin figuralis, from Latin figura figure + -alis -al — more at figure 1.obsolete: figurative 1 2.: figurative 2 3.: figurate 2 4.: relating to or consisting wholly or for the most part of human or animal figures < a figural composition > < finely etched with bands of floral and figural subjects > • fig·ur·al·ly\-rəlē\adverb